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Turner slashes workforce, some international cuts
Turner Broadcasting System is slashing 1,475 jobs as part of a major cost-cutting initiative. Most…
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Sky 1 looks to TNT’s Legends
UK satellite channel Sky 1 HD has acquired TNT cop drama Legends. The deal with…
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C4 boss slams US studios’ UK takeovers
Channel 4’s CEO David Abraham has slammed the growing number of US studios owning UK…
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WarnerTV boards The Last Ship
Asian entertainment channel WarnerTV has acquired exclusive local rights to US summer drama The Last…
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Bewkes sidesteps Fox questions
Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes neatly sidestepped questions about why he walked away from a…
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Murdoch drops $80bn Time Warner bid
21st Century Fox has dropped its bid for Time Warner, citing the negative impact it…
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HBO appoints global distribution boss
HBO has upped Tom Woodbury to president, global distribution. The newly created role will see…
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NBCU ‘well set’ for post-mega-merger era
The CEO of Comcast Communications has said NBCUniversal’s current performance means the content business is…
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Google, Apple ‘could beat Fox to Time Warner’
Tech giants Google and Apple could try to grab Time Warner from under the nose…
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BSkyB set to seal Sky Italia, Deutschland deals
BSkyB is reportedly planning to complete its takeover of sister companies Sky Italia and Sky…
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Asia’s WarnerTV swoops for Gotham
Buzzy Batman origin story drama Gotham will be “fast-tracked” into Asia after pay channel WarnerTV…
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Analysts predict Fox/Time Warner ‘bloodbath’
Analysts have warned of a “bloodbath” and rising pay TV costs for US consumers should…
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Antena tuned to Romanian TV
The Romanian TV market is ultra-competitive with numerous channels vying for ratings and a slice…
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CBS, Time Warner linked with Univision takeover
CBS, Time Warner and Televisa are among “several” companies reported to have met with the…
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Time Warner Cable pays tribute as former boss passes away
US MSO Time Warner Cable has paid tribute to former CEO and cable industry pioneer…
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Time Warner linked to web channels operator Fullscreen
US media giant Time Warner is reportedly seeking to follow the likes of Disney, RTL…
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Time Warner in talks to distribute content outside of pay TV
Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes has confirmed the media giant is talking to Dish about…
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Time Warner taking control at CME
US media giant Time Warner is exerting greater control at Central and Eastern Europe-focussed broadcast…
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WarnerTV moves from HBO to Turner bouquet
The WarnerTV channel in Asia will now be distributed by Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific….
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Turner’s Zeiler joins CME board
Turner Broadcasting System’s international boss Gerhard Zeiler has joined the board of directors at embattled…
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Lauder leaves CME after two decades
Ronald Lauder, the founder of Central European Media Enterprises, has resigned from the company’s board….
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Disney to pay $500m for Maker Studios, say reports
Stateside reports claim The Walt Disney Company is in talks to buy YouTube channel operator…
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Viewpoint, Gary Lico: Guess what? Everyone was right
Sorry for the old school rant here, but everything industry pundits said would happen a…
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Investment firms confirm ProSiebenSat.1 exit
Private equity firms KKR and Permira are offloading their remaining shares in German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1….
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Time Warner eyes ‘long-term opportunity’ at besieged CME
The CEO of Time Warner has confirmed he may hand the embattled broadcaster Central European…
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All eyes on P7S1 as opportunity knocks
The future of ProSiebenSat.1 Media is the subject of intense speculation following the latest structural…
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CME appoints co-CEOs to replace Sarbu
Central European Media Enterprises has appointed a pair of co-CEOs to replace the departing Adrian…
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News brief: Former Turner VC joins Starz board
The former vice-chairman of Turner Broadcasting System, Andrew Heller, has joined the board of US…
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Sony ‘signs Viacom deal for online service’
Sony has reportedly signed a preliminary deal with Viacom to carry the latter’s channels on…
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CME hit by low Czech revenues
Broadcast group Central European Media Enterprises (CME) reported a 14.7% year-on-year drop in revenues and…